8835 unbelief, nature and effects of
Unbelief, or the failure to trust God, holds back his blessing and leads to condemnation and spiritual death.
The nature of unbelief
Not trusting God Ps 78:22
Rebelling against God Heb 3:12 See also Ps 78:40; Heb 3:16
Disobeying God Heb 11:31 NIV footnote. See also Eph 2:2; Heb 3:18-19; Heb 4:11
Questioning God’s truthfulness 1Jn 5:10 See also Ps 106:24; 1Jn 1:10
Unbelief as the result of the devil’s work
Taking away God’s word Lk 8:12 pp Mt 13:19 pp Mk 4:15
Causing spiritual blindness 2Co 4:4 See also Ro 1:21; 2Co 4:3; Eph 4:18
Unbelief as the result of not belonging to God
Jn 10:26 See also Jn 5:38; Jn 8:44-45; Jn 12:37-40; 1Co 2:14
Unbelief hinders Jesus Christ’s miracles
The consequences of persistent unbelief
Failure to receive God’s reward Heb 3:19 The “rest” that God’s people enjoyed on entering the promised land is here taken to symbolise the final reward prepared by God for his people. See also Heb 4:1-2,6; Jude 5
Exclusion from the people of God Ro 11:20 See also Heb 6:4-6
Death in sin Jn 8:24 See also Ps 106:43; Mk 4:12; Ac 10:43
God’s wrath Jn 3:36 See also Ro 1:18; Ro 2:5,8
Condemnation by God Jn 3:18 See also Mk 16:16; Lk 12:46; Jn 12:48; 2Th 2:12; Rev 21:8
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